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Year 97 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

October 28 — Roman emperor Nerva names Trajan as his adoptive son and successor. By doing so he also averts a threatened mutiny of the Praetorian Guard and other military units.
Tacitus advances to consulship.
The Roman colony of Cuicul is started in Numidia.
Nerva recognizes the Sanhedrin of Jamnia as an official governmental body of the Jews, and the patriarch or nasi is designated as the representative of the Jewish people in Rome.

Asia

Chinese troops, led by general Ban Chao, reach the Caspian Sea.

Chinese general Ban Chao orders his lieutenant, Gan Ying, to establish regular relations with the Parthians.

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Religion

Pope Evaristus succeeds Pope Clement I as the fifth pope.

Births

Deaths

Wang Chong, Chinese philosopher

Empress Dou

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